If Only (18+)

The loud clank of his boots echoed through the vacant hallways, getting closer with each step he took.

Click, click, click...

My heart pounded against my chest, and my breathing was loud. Too loud.

Covering up my mouth with my hand, I forced myself to breathe through my nose, no matter how much it felt like I was suffocating.

This closet was small. And dark.

I needed out.

The sound of his boots stopped.

Do I stay here and live another day, or walk out and meet death head-on?

The latter seemed the most appealing.

Before I could move, your hand grabbed onto my shoulder.

You stopped me.

Tell me, why did you stop me?

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Northwood High was the type of school you would dream about when you were a child and wanted to grow up to live the merry life of a teenager. Spoiler Alert; it's nothing like High School Musical.

Valerie Chilton was a student everyone despised. No one knew her, except for the fact that she was a lying, cheating, skank. At first, she denied all accusations. But, she slowly began to believe them herself.

And now? She didn't know who Valerie Chilton was anymore.

Where was the girl who was happy and had nothing left to lose?

The answer was simple.

She was gone.

And the anonymous death threats she received were more than proof of that statement.